Lisbon 13 May (ANA) - Pope Francis was greeted by crowds of hundreds of thousands as he made saints of two shepherd children at the Fatima shrine complex in Portugal. "We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints," the pontiff said to loud applause. It is 100 years since the two - and a third child - reported seeing the Virgin Mary while tending sheep. The third is also on the way to sainthood. Portugal boosted security and re-imposed border controls temporarily. Roman Catholic pilgrims converged on the Fatima Sanctuary from countries as far away as China, Venezuela and East Timor. Earlier on Saturday, the official Twitter account of the Pope posted a message with reference to the Virgin Mary. "Whenever we look to Mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness," it said.(ANA)

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